Clothespin box



Feb. 7, 1933. I A, v s w z 1,896,436

GLOTHESPIN BOX Filed May 22, 1930 QWUW A .V: Smnau Ztz I i i i i I I Mommy;

Patented Feb. 7, 1933 UNITED STATES CLOTHESPIN BOX Application filed May 22,

This invention provides a container designed chiefly for holding clothes pins to assure having them conveniently at hand when required for use, said container being adapted to be suspended from the clothes line, or. from a nail, peg or analogous part.

The invention provides a holder in which the clothes pins may be readily placed and from which they may be withdrawn singly, or in number as required, said holder being cheaply constructed of sheet metal which is light and capable of being readily handled.

While the drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that in adapting the means to meet specific needs and requirements, the design may be varied and changes in the minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the invention as claimed, Withi out departing from the spirit thereof.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and the drawing hereto attached, in which:

igure 1 is a perspective view of a holder for clothes pins embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional View on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawing by like reference numerals.

The holder is of box form and is preferably constructed of sheet metal and comprises a front 1, back 2, sides 3, and a bottom 4 which is inclined forwardly and downwardly to direct the clothes pins toward the front to be conveniently grasped when removing them fromthe box. The top of the box is closed by a cover 5 which is hinged to the upper end of the front 1. This admits of the cover 5 hanging against the front 1 to be out of the way when placing clothes pins in the holder. When closed, the cover rests upon the upper ends of the sides 3 and engages under a projection 6 pressed forwardly from an extension of the back 2.

A portion is removed from the bottom 4:,

the bottom 4 with 1930. Serial No. 454,747.

as indicated at 7 to expose the intermediate portlons of the clothes pins for convenience of grasp ng the same when it is'idesired to remove thepins from the holder. The margin of thebottom wall adjacent the-opening is turned back so as to providea smooth surface. The cut away'portion 7 is disposed mldway between the sides3 and extends from the lower forward edge. of the bottom to within a short distance of the juncture of the back 2. The lower end of the front 1 terminates'some distance from the lower forward edge of'thefbottom 4; Similar doors Sarepivotedat theirnpper ends to the lower end of the front 1 and close against the forward edges of the bottom 1 and sides 3. The doors 8 are relatively narrow to form .a' space therebetween corresponding approximately to the width ofthe cut away portion- 7 ofthe' fbottomr lu-sothat the intermediate portion of the lower Clothes pins will be exposed to be conveniently graspedQ- The-upper ends of the doors 8 are formed with inner extensions, as clearl indicated in Figure 1 of the drawing. pintle 9 is supported at its ends. in the sides 3 and intermediate its ends in :a bearing: 10 forming apart of the front 1." The doors '8 are mounted upon the pintle 9 find-3118 held closed 'by springs 11 mountediupon the pintle and having their endsengagingthe front 1 and the respective doors. 2

The back '2 is extended above the cover 5 a short distance and is apertured toreceive a nail or other support upon which the conta-iner may be hung. A light wire 12 is passed through the upper rear portions of the sides 3 and its projecting ends are formed into hooks 13 which may be engaged over 'a clothes line to admit of suspending the holder therefrom. The hanger may be turned'to bring thehooks 13 against the sides 3 so' as to be out of the way, as indicated in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing. The wire 12 may be supported at an intermediate point by a portion 14 of the back 2. Vertical slits are formed in the back'2 and the portion separated by the slits is deflected forwardly, as

indicated 14:, thereby confining the "wire PATENT OFFICE 3 12 between the back 2 and the part 14, as will be readily appreciated.

The holder is light and may be constructed cheaply and is adapted to be suspended from a nail or from a clothes line and when the cover 5 is open it lies close against the front 1 and is out of the way, thereby admitting of clothes pins being readily placed within the box so as to be conveniently at hand when required for use. When the cover 5 is closed it is made secure by engaging under the projection 6. The clothes pins are directed toward the front of the holder by means of the inclined bottom 4 and the intermediate portion of the lower pins is exposed by reason of the cut away portion 7 of the bottomand the narrow doors'8. The pins may be removed singly or a number may be obtained, as required, the same being firmly grasped by reason of the spaced doors 8 and cut away portion 7 of the bottom; The springs 11 are sufficiently strong to maintain the doors 8 in closed position, thereby preventing premature discharge of the pins from the holder. The clothes pins are protected and are prevented from being scattered and are thus conveniently at hand whenrequired for use.

What is claimed is:

,1. A clothes pin holderlcomprising a receptacle having a back wall, a front wall, side walls and a bottom wall, the side walls extending downwardly below the front wall and said bottom extending forwardly at a downward incline and cut away to form an opening intermediate its sides, the margins defining said opening being turnedback to provide a smooth edge about said opening,

narrow doors closing against the side walls and the lower forward end of the bottom and having their upper ends extending towards each other to define an opening above the opening in the bottom, said doors having their upper ends hinged to the lower end of the front wall and being movable independently of each other, and springs normally holding the doors in a closed position.

2. A clothes pin holder comprising a receptacle having back, front, side and bottoln walls, said bottom wall being provided with an opening and said front wall terminating in spaced relation to the bottom wall and being formed with a bearing, doors associated with the front wall and having their adjacent edges cut away to define an opening, the corresponding cut away edges of said doors being in a vertical'plane with the corresponding edges defined by the opening in the bottom wall, said doors being provided with spaced bearings, a pintle extending through the bearings on the doors and through the bearing carried by said front wall and hingedly connecting said doors to said wall, the opposite ends of said pintle being rotatably mounted in alined ears carried by front 

